Student Perspectives from LSU’s College of Engineering

Month: October 2015

This post is the first supplemental installment in our Make it Work: Senior Design Series, a collection of articles where the college will follow a competitive senior design team throughout both semesters of their Capstone Design project. Refer here for additional posts, photos, stories and information regarding the team. Visit our main website for the series.

MICHAEL BASHAM

Michael Basham

Major: Mechanical EngineeringHometown:Fort Meyers, FL. Has lived in Central, Louisiana since 2002
Campus Involvement/Student Organizations: American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME)Your role in this Capstone Project: structural-design, stress analysis, material selectionFavorite spot on campus: Middleton Library and Highland Coffees (not technically on campus)Favorite spot in Louisiana: South Baton Rouge, New OrleansHobbies: Playing tennis, playing guitar and banjo, playing poolWhat’d you do this summer? “I worked as an intern at Owen & White Consulting Engineers, an engineering consulting firm in Baton Rouge which specializes in water systems”

STEPHEN CAPELLA

Stephen Capella

Major: Electrical EngineeringHometown:New Orleans, LA
Campus Involvement/Student Organizations: Naval Reserve Officers Training CorpsYour role in this Capstone Project: To design and operate the propulsion system, consisting of the power supply and the motorFavorite spot on campus: EE LabFavorite spot in Louisiana: New OrleansHobbies: Music and golf

RYAN CENAC

Ryan Cenac

Major: Electrical EngineeringHometown:Kenner, LA
Campus Involvement/Student Organizations: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)Your role in this Capstone Project: ControlsFavorite spot on campus: LSU Student UnionFavorite spot in Louisiana: New OrleansHobbies: Going to the gymWhat’d you do this summer? “I went to Los Cabos, Mexico for a wedding.”

DANIEL FOUQUET

Daniel Fouquet

Major: Mechanical EngineeringHometown:New Orleans, LA
Campus Involvement/Student Organizations: Previously: ASME, Intramural dodgeball, Honors CollegeYour role in this Capstone Project: Aerodynamics TeamFavorite spot on campus: Patrick F. Taylor – Home away from homeFavorite spot in Louisiana: New Orleans, SuperdomeHobbies: Reading, catching up on the latest TV shows, biking and late night Wal-Mart runs to bake cakes.What’d you do this summer? “I did an internship in New Orleans for a consulting engineering company, Infinity, specializing in Civil, Structural, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering. Tightened up my AutoCAD skills and time management while there.”

CADE HOERNER

Cade Hoerner

Major: Mechanical EngineeringMinor: Aerospace EngineeringHometown:New Orleans, LA
Campus Involvement/Student Organizations: American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and intramural soccerYour role in this Capstone Project: AerodynamicsFavorite spot on campus: Secret SubwayFavorite spot in Louisiana: South Baton Rouge, New OrleansHobbies: Soccer, guitar, slacklining and video gamesWhat’d you do this summer? “I road tripped through the western U.S.”

TOMMY LeBEAU

Tommy LeBeau

Major: Mechanical EngineeringHometown:Monroe, LA
Campus Involvement/Student Organizations: LSU Football PlayerYour role in this Capstone Project: Team LeaderFavorite spot on campus: Tiger Stadium/Death Valley, more specifically, the fieldFavorite spot in Louisiana: Lake ProvidenceHobbies: Hunting, fishing and hanging out with my wifeWhat’d you do this summer? “I got married! I took summer classes to go toward my business minor and completed LSU football workouts/football fall camp.”

AHMED SHAWER

Ahmed Shawer

Major: Mechanical EngineeringHometown:Cairo, EgyptYour role in this Capstone Project: structural-design, stress analysis, material selectionFavorite spot on campus: The QuadFavorite spot in Louisiana: NoneHobbies: Squash, running and readingWhat’d you do this summer? “I spent the summer traveling and looking for Masters Schools.”

JACK SIM

Jack Sim

Major: Mechanical Engineering/Product Design EngineeringHometown: New Cumnock, ScotlandYour role in this Capstone Project: CAD and ManufacturingFavorite spot on campus: Parade groundsFavorite spot in Louisiana: None, yet.Hobbies: Rugby, running, squash, snowboarding, hill walking, hiking and mountaineeringWhat’d you do this summer? “I did a summer placement at a manufacturing plant in Scotland”

For more information about the series, check out our main website at eng.lsu.edu or contact M.B. Humphrey at marissah@lsu.edu. For more information on the history of the LSU Capstone Design Program, click here.